Dear friends of the engine technology, I am thinking about buying a family car. However, I expect that our driving profile will be rather unusual (see https://www.motor-talk.de/…/…of which-a little-short distance-t6674963.html). Let’s assume that every second weekend the car will be moved 80-200 km each (two-way and return journey). In addition, there will be 2500 km within ten days twice a year. Every two years or so, the 2500 km will also be 5000 km. As far as I know, such a driving profile (long distance only) is actually very good for a car. My question is now, how “bad” it is for the car (especially the engine), when sometimes a short distance of 2 x 5 km is driven, e.g. once a week. Is this more of a matter, or remains, for example, aggressive condensation in the exhaust, which makes it wear out much faster? What about other aspects? Are there any other aspects of this driving professional? l a difference between a modern turbo diesel and a modern turbo gasoline with particulate filters (e.g. the BlueHDi diesel and the Puretech gasoline from Citroën). Because of the long-distance and the lower consumption, I would be attracted by a diesel, especially since these are currently (at a Berlingo) cheaper to buy than the gasoline engine, which is only available with 8-speed automatic, and I live in a country where there is no car tax.